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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
he condemned the fear as a disloyalty, and broke the seal.
Within there was another enclosure, likewise sealed, and
marked upon the cover as ‘not to be opened till the death
or disappearance of Dr. Henry Jekyll.’ Utterson could not
trust his eyes. Yes, it was disappearance; here again, as in
the mad will which he had long ago restored to its author,
here again were the idea of a disappearance and the name
of Henry Jekyll bracketed. But in the will, that idea had
sprung from the sinister suggestion of the man Hyde; it
was set there with a purpose all too plain and horrible.
Written by the hand of Lanyon, what should it mean A
great curiosity came on the trustee, to disregard the
prohibition and dive at once to the bottom of these
mysteries; but professional honour and faith to his dead
friend were stringent obligations; and the packet slept in
the inmost corner of his private safe.
It is one thing to mortify curiosity, another to conquer
it; and it may be doubted if, from that day forth, Utterson
desired the society of his surviving friend with the same
eagerness. He thought of him kindly; but his thoughts
were disquieted and fearful. He went to call indeed; but
he was perhaps relieved to be denied admittance; perhaps,
in his heart, he preferred to speak with Poole upon the
doorstep and surrounded by the air and sounds of the open
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